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and rained downוַיַּמְטֵרupon themעֲלֵיהֶםmannaמָןto eat,לֶאֱכֹלand the grainוּדְגַןof the heavensשָׁמַיִםhe gave them.נָתַן לָמוֹ
Psalms 78:24
Study it in the app“and rained down upon them manna to eat, and the grain of the heavens he gave them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:24, word by word
- and rained downיַּמְטֵרyamter
rain
Send rain, make it rain.
Where else “yamter” appears- mannaמָןman
manna
The food God gave Israel in the wilderness.
Where else “man” appears- to eatאֱכֹלechol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echol” appears- and the grainדְגַןdegan
grain
Grain: wheat and barley.
Where else “degan” appears- of the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- he gave themנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears
Translation note
These words are quoted in John 6:31: “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”
The context
23And he commanded the clouds above, and the doors of the heavens he opened,
24 · This verse (above)
25The bread of the strong each one ate; provisions he sent them to the full.